Special Hero(Tamil) - Christina M Kerschen | 8th standard | unit 1
(a) Figures of Speech (Alliteration – Simile – Metaphor – Personification – Onomatopoeia – Anaphora – Rhyme Scheme – Rhyming Words – Repetition, etc.) • FIGURES OF SPEECH - TNPSC GENERAL ENGLISH • FIGURES OF SPEECH - PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTION... New Syllabus 10th standard • Figures of speech(Tamil) - Repetition, Ana... • Figures of speech(Tamil) - Epithet, Rhythm... Special Hero(Tamil) - Christina M Kerschen When I was a baby, you would hold me in your arms. I felt the love and tenderness, keeping me safe from harm. I would look up into your eyes, and all the love I would see. How did I get so lucky, you were the dad chosen for me. There is something special about a father's love. Seems it was sent to me from someplace up above. Our love is everlasting, I just wanted you to know. That you're my special hero and I wanted to tell you so B) Find a line from the poem to match the statements given below and write it in the blank. 1. He always saves me from harm keeping me safe from harm. 2. I am so lucky to get you How did I get so lucky. 3. The affection between us has no end Our love is everlasting. C) Answer the following questions. 1. Who is the speaker? The poet(Christina M Kerschen )is the speaker. 2. Who is the special hero mentioned in the poem? Poet's father is the special hero 3. How did the child feel when it was hold by its dad? The child felt the love and tenderness of her father. She also felt that she was safe in the arms of her father. 4. Seems it was sent to me From someplace up above. What do the above lines mean? It means that father is a gift given to a child by God. 5. What did the child want to tell its dad? The child wanted to tell its dad that he was its special hero. D) Work in pairs and answer the questions below. "There is something special about a father's love". 1.Identify the alliteration in the given lines. "There is something special about a father's love". Something, Special - 'S' is alliterated 2. Pick out the rhyming words from the poem. arm – harm see - me, love - above, know - so,.
